Mouse Fort
Mouse Fort is a Dutch fort in Muiden. The fort is part of the Stelling van Amsterdam, the UNESCO World Heritage site that consists of a set of forts around the city of Amsterdam.Photo: Ilonamay, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Fort
- Description: was built in 1877 and was part of the Defence Line of Amsterdam which is the UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Also known as: “Fort C”, “Muiden Fortress”, and “Muizenfort”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kazerne Muiden and Westbatterij Muiden.
Kazerne Muiden
Historic building
Photo: HenkvD, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
Kazerne Muiden is a historic building, which is situated 120 metres northwest of Mouse Fort.
Westbatterij Muiden
Bunker
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Westbatterij Muiden is a bunker, which is situated 1 km northwest of Mouse Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Muiden and Hakkelaarsbrug.
Muiden
Photo: Losch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Muiden is a pleasant town in the Netherlands of approximately 7,200 people, on the shores of the IJmeer, at the mouth of the Vecht river. The town is known for its yacht harbour and for its historic castle, the Muiderslot.
Hakkelaarsbrug
Hamlet
Hakkelaarsbrug is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Gooise Meren, and lies about 6 km northwest of Bussum.
Muiderberg
Village
Photo: Arch, Public domain.
Muiderberg is a village in the municipality of Gooise Meren in the Netherlands. It lies about 6 km north of Bussum and 2 km west of Naarden, adjacent to the Naarderbos. Muiderberg is situated 3 km east of Mouse Fort.
Mouse Fort
- Categories: curtain wall, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Gooise Meren, North Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swedish—“Mouse Fort” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Courtine VII-VIII met ravelijn en Muizenfort (gebouw C)”
- Dutch: “Fort C”
- Dutch: “Muizenfort”
- Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 454484”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قلعة الفار”
- Finnish: “Fort C”
- Finnish: “Hiiren linnoitus”
- Finnish: “Muizenfort”
- German: “Mäusefort”
- Russian: “Fort C”
- Russian: “Muizenfort”
- Russian: “Мышиный Форт”
- Spanish: “Fortaleza Muiden”
- Swedish: “Fort C”
- Swedish: “Muizenfort”
- Swedish: “Musens Fort”
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